Lamp shade



April 17, 1934. D J REZOFSKY 1,955,684

LAMP SHADE Filed March 4, 1932 INVE OR Patented Apr. 17, 1934 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to lamp shades and it has for one of its objectsthe provision of a structure by which a lamp shade may be economically,efiiciently and artistically made.

Other objects will be appreciated from a reading of the followingspecification.

Heretofore, in the manufacturing of lamp shades of a certain type, ithas been the usual practice to employ two rings of wire, each of whichhas been joined at its ends, said rings being respectively connected tothe top and bottom of the body of the shade or shade proper by means ofadhesive tape. Such a structure is comparatively expensive and isunsatisfactory in providing a durable lamp shade. To overcome theseobjections, I have provided a lamp shade employing novel frameshereinafter described.

The invent-ion will be fully and comprehensively understood from aconsideration of the 20 following detailed description when read inconnection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of theapplication, with the understanding, however, that the improvement iscapable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showingof the drawing nor to the precise construction described and, therefore,such changes and modifications may be made therefrom as do not affectthe spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed inthe appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a lamp shade made in accordance with oneform of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the shade shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a blank employed in making the upper framemember of the shade shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the attachmentof a frame member to the shade proper; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of a modified form of a shade framemember.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed description thereof, and atfirst to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the numeral 7 indicates the body ofthe shade or the shade proper, said shade being clamped in upper andlower frame members 8 and 9, respectively, to hold the edges of theshade 7 together. The upper frame member 8 will now be described, thesame being formed from a blank 10, shown in Fig. 3. Said blank ispreferably stamped out of a fiat sheet of metal to form an inner ring11, an outer ring 12, and radial strips 15 connecting said inner andouter rings, it being understood that said rings and strips areintegrally formed with each other. The inner and outer rings are cutaway or provided with notches adjoining the mentioned strips 15, asindicated by the numerals 16 so that said rings may be readily formed,the outer ring 12 into a channel cross-sectionally shown in Fig. 4 andthe inner ring 11 into a tube. The radial strips 15 are reduced at theirends by providing notches l7 thereat so that said strips may readily beformed, as by stamping, into tubes. The outer ring 12, While of channelformation, comprises a flat inner side, and an outer side which ispartly curved as at 19 and partly fiat at its marginal portion, asindicated by the numeral 20. The upper frame member 8, just described,has its outer ring clamped onto the upper end of the shade '7 proper, aswell shown in Fig. 4. The lower frame member 9 is a ring formed from asingle sheet of metal and has a cross-section similar to the outer ring12 of the upper frame memher 8 and is clamped onto the lower end of theshade 7 proper. The frame member 9 is similar to the upper frame member8 with the inner ring and radial strips of the latter omitted.

The form of my invention shown in Fig. 5 is adapted to form an upperframe member for a shade and comprises a ring 21 having a cross-sectionsimilar to that of the upper frame member 8,

which cross-section is shown in Fig. 4. ,The ring 21 is to be clamped tothe upper end portion of a shade proper. A diametrical cross-sectionallychannel-shaped bridge piece 22 is formed integral with the ring 21 andreceives the ends of a single piece of wire 23, the intermediate portionof which is bent into a pair of opposed loops 24 and 25, adapted to beclamped onto a lamp.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A lamp shade frame comprising a one-piece ring and radial socketsformed integral therewith and a one-piece member bent into a pair ofopposed loops and adapted to be supported by a lamp and having its endportions in said sockets.

2. A lamp shade frame comprising a one-piece ring and radial socketsformed integral therewith and means adapted to rest on a lamp and havingits end portions in said sockets.

3. A lamp shade frame comprising a one-piece ring and radial socketsformed integral therewith and means adapted to rest on a lamp and havingits end portions in said sockets, said ring portion being an invertedchannel.

DAVID J. REZOFSKY.

